这部雄浑壮伟的钜作，正是滚石探索美国音乐集其大成的总验收－－蓝调、乡村、灵魂、福音，从Gram Parsons教给他们的白人歌谣到国会图书馆留下来的二○年代密西西比田野录音，Exile On Main Street探索了摇滚乐所从出的美国文化最深邃的灵魂，也替后世树立了一座绝难攀越的巨碑－－或者该说，一条切进美国音乐古老的心脏地带的Main Street。　　 Exile On Main Street，如今大家都同意，是摇滚乐诞生至斯，最值得纪念的扛鼎之作，可能也是滚石最好的一张唱片－－不幸的是，它也是滚石最后一张真正担得起「伟大」两字的专辑，结束了他们从1968年起算的辉煌年代。

1977年12月發表的Before And After Science，參與樂手粒粒皆星：Bill MacCormick、Brian Turrington、Paul Rudolph、Achim Moebius, Mobi Roedelius、Dave Mattacks、Jaki Liebezeit、Phil CollinsFred Frith。記得留意By This River。

Weather Report之於Fusion(融合爵士)，就幾乎相當於Miles Davis五重奏之於Cool School(酷派爵士)一般，這支樂團不但是Fusion的開路先鋒之一，他們在創作，演奏及概念呈現部份，為整個Fusion樂派的發展描繪出清晰創新的行進路線：此外，也和Miles Davis五重奏一樣，樂團中每一位樂手在單飛之後，都在爵士樂壇上各自佔有一席之地－尤其是鍵盤樂手Joe Zawinul，以及後來為Miles Davis 所重用的薩克斯風手Wayne Shorter。 氣象報告樂團(Weather Report)1970年代最具影響力的融合爵士樂團之一，與John Mclaughlin領軍的Mahavishnu Orchestra、Chick Corea帶領的Return To Forever堪稱融合爵士三大樂團，也是壽命最長、藝術成就最高的爵士樂團。氣象報告成立於1970年，樂團中兩位靈魂人物Wayne Shorter和Joe Zawinul原是邁爾斯戴維士(Miles Davis)陣中的大將，與Miroslav Vitous、Dom um Romao等人合作創立WR，和後來加入的Peter Erskine、Jaco Pastorius等樂手致力拓展爵士樂範疇，舉凡搖滾、放克、拉丁音樂等各樂種他們皆嘗試融入爵士即興演奏中，企圖在樂手的對話與編曲中創造出嶄新的音樂型態。 一九七六年，備受注目的天才型樂手傑可．帕斯瑞斯(Jaco Pastorius)加入，更將氣象報告樂團推向另外一個高峰，在藝術與商業上皆獲得巨大的成功，專輯連年贏得Down Beat年度「最佳專輯」的榮耀，也獲得葛萊美獎「最佳融合爵士演奏」獎項，直到1986年解散前，氣象報告在樂壇一直扮演舉足輕重的角色。

2003 remastered reissue of 1971 album includes three bonus tracks, 'Your Move' (Single Version), 'Starship Trooper - Life Seeker' (Single Version), & 'Clap' (Studio Version). Elektra/Rhino.

Willie Hugh Nelson is an American musician, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie, combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust, made Nelson one of the most recognized artists in country music.

by Bruce Eder King Crimson falls apart once more, seemingly for the last time, as David Cross walks away during the making of this album. It became Robert Fripp's last thoughts on this version of the band, a bit noiser overall but with some surprising sounds featured, mostly out of the group's past -- Mel Collins' and Ian McDonald's saxes, Marc Charig's cornet, and Robin Miller's oboe, thus providing a glimpse of what the 1972-era King Crimson might've sounded like handling the later group's repertory (which nearly happened). Indeed, Charig's cornet gets just about the best showcase it ever had on a King Crimson album, and the truth is that few intact groups could have gotten an album as good as Red together. The fact that it was put together by a band in its death throes makes it all the more impressive an achievement. Indeed, Red does improve in some respects on certain aspects of the previous album -- including "Starless," a cousin to the prior album's title track -- and only the lower quality of the vocal compositions keeps this from being as strongly recommended as its two predecessors. Red was reissued on CD in the summer of 2000 in a remastered edition that features killer sound and an excellent booklet, containing a good account of the circumstances surrounding the recording of this album.

Released: 23 March 1973 Recorded: January – February 1973 at Command Studios, Piccadilly, Westminster, London, England Producer: King Crimson Band Members: Robert Fripp – guitars, Mellotron, electric piano, devices John Wetton – bass, vocals, piano on "Exiles" Bill Bruford – drums, timbales, cowbell, wood block David Cross – violin, viola, Mellotron, electric piano, flute on "Exiles" Jamie Muir – percussion, drums, "allsorts" (assorted found items and sundry instruments) Additional personnel: Richard Palmer-James – lyrics Nick Ryan – engineering Tantra Designs – cover design

On March 26, 1972, David Crosby and Graham Nash, always ready to lend a hand to help a worthy cause, headlined the This Sheriff's Benefit Concert to help raise awareness of prisoner issues. The show also featured local groups Earth Rise and Stoneground, as well as Elvin Bishop. Crosby & Nash had just finished recording their self titled debut album, which included such songs as Southbound Train, And So It Goes and Immigration Man. Nash has also recently recorded a solo disc, Songs For Beginners, which featured such classic tunes as Military Madness and Chicago. Three songs into the show, Neil Young joined Crosby and Nash, a wonderful surprise as the 3 had not performed together since CSNY finished touring in 1970. It would be another 2 years before the foursome would reunite for a memorable, but turbulent, tour in 1974. In the interim, fans had to be thankful for unannounced reunions such as this one.

日本音乐起源于一种古代的传统，这种传统的源头有民间音乐以及来自中国唐朝音乐的影响，它们随着历史的演变而流传下来。日本音乐将一个八度分成十二个半音，但是各种类型的音乐和乐器，并不是使用统一的音高与音阶型式，在koto与三味线音乐中，主要是用阴与阳两种五声音阶，前者为D, Eb, G, A, Bb，后者为D, E, G, A, B。日本人对于音乐的品味，喜好较广泛的音色变化，尤其在音乐中，对于许多没有特定音高的音色非常重视，例如在吹奏尺八的时候，开始的气音，代表着风吹树叶摇曳的声音，非常的考究。 Sakuhachi、koto、Shamisen、Biwa是日本最主要的传统乐器，在此张CD中完全收录了这四样乐器的演奏形式，其中包括演奏方式、演奏时间、演奏题材来源以及演奏风格等。 Sakuhachi(尺八)是以竹管制成的竖吹类乐器、有五个按孔，尺八在德川时代被一群僧侣广泛吹奏，吹奏尺八要与禅宗的精神结合，以达到顿悟的效果，此称为吹禅。因此在吹奏的过程中，无论是吸气或是吹气而使音通过乐器释放，都要用最大的精神去诠释。在此张CD 中有两首sakuhachi的独奏曲，第一首乐曲kumoi jishi是属于日本传统曲的题材，而第六首曲子Eashi Oiwake则超脱了原始的框架以新的方式演奏。 Koto是一种十三弦的大型筝，演奏以跪坐的方式用右手的前三指演奏，而琴体平卧在演奏者前面。CD的第五首曲子“五段砧”呈现了 koto的二重奏形式，音乐形式发展来自于十九世纪中叶。全曲共分五个段落，每段的长度不等，速度富于变化，且有些段落会呈现复调的效果。其复杂的音乐表现题材是来自于有名的传统筝乐曲Rokudan no – Shirabe (六段?调)，且在其原主题上更发展出新的主题材料，丰富了其整体音乐的表现力。 Shamisen是同源于班祖琴的三弦乐器，以大的龟壳类弹片演奏，其演奏与日本传统歌舞伎kabuti有相关连，其题材曲自于日本将户时代的传统民谣Nagauta的一部分乐段，所以演奏时间都不长，大约只有两分半钟。 Biwa是日本的琵琶，其有五条弦以木头制的拨弦片拨弦发音，在这片CD的第三首曲目是Biwa的独奏曲，其全长有十分三十九秒，其非常具有音乐风格和特色，乐曲的起源与一种有关于传说故事的扇子舞有密切关系。整片内容分别还有第四、第八等二首合奏曲，在在表现了日本音乐的和谐性。 此片CD是由日本传统演艺团体(Ensemble Nipponia)于1976年在美国巡回演出时在纽约埃?克特拉唱片公司赞助而录，并发行于世界各地。内容清晰无经过装饰而呈现自然、深厚日本风味的音乐型态，并为曲目及日本音乐做完整的介绍，而成为介绍及呈现日本传统音乐的一个重要的代表，也是欲了解日本音乐的音乐人所必须研听的。

Don Juan's Reckless Daughter is a 1977 double album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. It is unusual for its experimental style, expanding even further on the jazz fusion sound of Mitchell's Hejira from the year before. Mitchell has stated that, close to completing her contract with Asylum Records, she allowed this album to be looser than anything she'd done previously.

羅伯塔·瓊·「瓊妮」·密契爾，是一個加拿大音樂家，作詞者，畫家。 密契爾的歌唱生涯始於故鄉，加拿大的西部小城薩斯喀徹溫省薩斯卡通市。六零年代中期，瓊妮輾轉多倫多、美國等地，在夜總會唱歌、街頭賣藝。隨後，她與1960年代中期在紐約市的民間音樂的萌芽有了聯繫。

This disc represents the bridge between Talking Heads' first two herky-jerkier albums and the next two funky ones. Includes the song's 'I Zimbra', 'Memories Can't Wait' and comes with a bonus DVD (PAL Region 0). *Please note the you will need an ALL Code DVD player to view. Rhino. 2005.

Obscured by Clouds is the seventh studio album by English progressive rock band Pink Floyd, based on their soundtrack for the French film La Vallée, by Barbet Schroeder. Some copies of the album refer to the film by its English title, The Valley. The cover of Obscured by Clouds is an out-of-focus film still of a man in a tree. The lyrics and music tell the story of one's journeys. The album was released in the United Kingdom on 2 June 1972, and a few weeks later in the United States, by Harvest, reaching number 6 and number 46 respectively. A single, "Free Four", was issued in the US only.

Neil Young has announced the release of Live At The Cellar Door. The latest edition of Young's Archives Performance Series is released on December 9 via Reprise Records. Included on the album are songs recorded during Young's six-show residency at The Cellar Door in Washington DC between November 30 and December 2, 1970, following the August release of After The Gold Rush. Included on the album is a solo piano-led version of 'Cinnamon Girl', solo performances of Buffalo Springfield's 'Expecting To Fly', 'I Am A Child' and 'Flying On The Ground Is Wrong' The album was recorded by Henry Lewy and produced by Young, and will be released digitally, on CD and on 180g vinyl mastered by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering and pressed at Pallas in Germany.

阿曼多·安東尼·奇克·柯瑞亞 是美國的爵士鋼琴家、鍵盤手以及作曲家。 他作的許多曲子都被視為是爵士的標準曲目。在1960年是邁爾斯戴維斯樂隊的一份子，他同時參與了融合爵士的建立與茁壯。在1970年代他組成了回歸永恆樂團。